The Monday Poll results: Tweak Obamacare, don’t repeal

Enrollment in the insurance marketplace is now open at the HealthCare.gov website. President Barack Obama’s health reform law remains controversial. Don Ryan The Associated Press

This week’s Monday Poll sought reader responses to some observations about the Affordable Care Act, which has begun enrolling consumers in its insurance marketplaces for the second year. Our unscientific survey, based on more than 725 responses, shows most readers generally are satisfied with their health care. The results:

1. The Affordable Care Act should be:

Left alone 31%

Tweaked 40%

Repealed 29%

2. Affordable health care should be a right, not a matter of circumstance.

Strongly agree 59%

Agree 16%

Disagree 10%

Strongly disagree 15%

3. The U.S. health care system is working for me right now.

Strongly agree 27%

Agree 42%

Disagree 17%

Strongly disagree 15%

4. The GOP-controlled Congress will be able to write much better health care legislation than Obamacare.

Strongly agree 22%

Agree 9%

Disagree 11%

Strongly disagree 58%

This story was originally published November 18, 2014 at 4:40 PM with the headline "The Monday Poll results: Tweak Obamacare, don’t repeal."

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